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Ministry of Finance
COASTAL SHIPPING TO BE PROMOTED THROUGH PPP MODE WITH VIABILITY GAP FUNDING
STATES TO BE SUPPORTED IN REPLACING OLD VEHICLES
India is moving forward firmly for the ‘panchamrit’ and net-zero carbon emission by 2070 to usher in green industrial and economic transition. This Budget builds on India’s focus on green growth. This was stated by Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2023-24 in the Parliament here today.
Coastal Shipping
Speaking in line with green growth, Smt Sitharaman proposed that coastal shipping will be promoted as the energy efficient and lower cost mode of transport, both for passengers and freight, through PPP mode with viability gap funding.
Vehicle Replacement
The Finance Minister also mentioned that the states will be supported in replacing old vehicles and ambulances. A part of the State’s outlay of fifty year loan to be spent on capital expenditure is also linked or allocated for scrapping old government vehicles as one of the seven purposes. Smt Sitharaman further stated that replacing old polluting vehicles is an important part of greening our economy. In furtherance of the vehicle scrapping policy mentioned in Budget 2021-22, adequate funds have been allocated to scrap old vehicles of the Central Government.
Ministry of Defence
BEL to showcase about 30 products/systems developed as part of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ during Aero India 2021
Defence PSU, Bharat Electronics Limited  will showcase state-of-the-art products and systems spanning every domain of its business, at Aero India 2021 to be held from February 3-5, 2021 at Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru. The products and systems are clustered as ‘Airborne & Space Application’, ‘Satellite and Space Application’, ‘Products and Systems for Self-Reliance ’, ‘High Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence Systems’, ‘Land and Naval Products and Systems’, ‘Communication and Laser based Products ’, ‘Non-Defence/Diversification and Outdoor Display Products’.
In addition, BEL will showcase its R&D capabilities by launching/demonstrating some of its new products and technologies. Some of the new products and technologies are in the area of Airborne & Space/Satellite Application include Self Protection Suite with DIRCM , Hand Held Field Signal Generator, Airborne & Ground Spread Spectrum Modem, Backpack Anti Drone System, BE NAVIC 705, Compact Time Reference Server , VPX architecture based SDR for Air Borne platforms and Airborne Sonar.
In total, about 30 products and systems developed as part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative will be on display, including Airborne Missile Electronics, Receivers for EW Systems and many others such as 2KW Fuel Cell, FO Gyro based Sensor Packaged Unit, Athremal Laser Transmitter, IR Jammer, Call Manager & Media Gateway, C-Band Tropo Power Amplifier and IR Seekers Missiles.
Other Innovative Solutions and Artificial Intelligence Systems on display in the area of High Performance Computing & Artificial Intelligence Systems will include RRO , Secure Video Conferencing Solution, Generic Networking System, Imagery Solution for Defence and civilian application, Automatic Train Supervision System for DMRC and Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Center besides others.
BEL will showcase its Land and Naval Products and Systems comprising QRSAM Radars , BFSR-XR AESA, DDR , Coastal Surveillance System, GBMES, Single Combat Vehicle , Weapon Control System, etc.
BEL will also display Communication and Laser based products including MODEM for Troposcatter Communication System, Encryptors, Frequency Modulated Continuous- Wave  Radar for Fog Vision and Drone Guard systems for Railways, 4G Secure Phone and 5G Tablet PC, High Power Fiber Laser, Li Fi High Speed Communication System and Software Defined Radio under Communication and Electro Optics segments.
Besides, products for non-applications like Ventilators and Dialysis Machine, Smart City platforms with IoT Components, etc. will also be showcased. The highlight of BEL’s outdoor display will be Mini Shelter based Mini C4I system, Atulya , CTFCR , WLR  and Anti Drone System. The entire set of state-of-art equipment on offer will be a force multiplier for any Defence force.
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Ministry of Finance
Income Tax Department conducts searches on a Pharmaceutical Group in Bengaluru
Income Tax Department carried out search and seizure operations on 06.07.2022 on a major Bengaluru-based pharmaceutical group, engaged in the business of manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients . The group has presence in over 50 countries. The search action covered around 36 premises spread across 9 States.
During the course of the search operations, substantial incriminating evidence, in the form of documents and digital data, has been found and seized. The initial gleaning of the evidence has revealed that the group has been debiting in its books of account unallowable expenses on account of distribution of freebies to the medical professionals under the head “Sales and Promotion”. These freebies included travel expenses, perquisites and gifts etc. to doctors and medical professionals for promoting the group’s products under the heads “Promotion and Propaganda”, “Seminars and Symposiums”, “Medical Advisories” etc. The evidence indicates that the group has adopted unethical practices to promote its products/ brands. The quantum of such freebies detected is estimated to be around Rs. 1000 crore.
The group is also found to have claimed artificially inflated deduction under special provisions in respect of certain incomes, by resorting to suppression of expenses and over-appropriation of revenue to the unit eligible for such deduction. Various other means of tax evasion, including inadequate allocation of research and development expenses to eligible units and inflated claim of weighted deduction under section 35 , have also been detected. The quantum of tax sought to be evaded through such means is estimated at over Rs. 300 crore.
Instances of violation of provisions of tax deduction at source under section 194C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 have also been detected in respect of transactions under contracts entered into with the third-party bulk drug manufacturers.
During the search action, unaccounted cash amounting to Rs. 1.20 crore and unaccounted gold and diamond jewellery worth more than Rs. 1.40 crore have also been seized.
Further investigations are in progress.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares tweet thread on Aadi Mahotsav in Rourkela
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has underlined India's pride in the heritage and culture of our tribal communities.
Replying to a tweet by MLA Shri Bhabani Shankar Bhoi the Prime Minister tweeted :
"An interesting thread on Aadi Mahotsav, which is happening in Rourkela, Odisha. India is proud of the heritage and culture of our tribal communities."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 89.89Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 5.67 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccinemanufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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5,67,37,905
More than 89.89crore vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 5.67Cr balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves restructuring of balance sheet of Scooters India Limited, Lucknow
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for restructuring of balance sheet of Scooters India Limited, Lucknow  by way of:
- reduction of equity of Rs. 85.21 crore in the share capital of SIL held by Government of India against accumulated losses. The reduction would be deemed to have taken effect as on 31.03.2013 and
- freezing the interest on the Non-Plan loan of Rs. 1.89 crore released to SIL during 2012-13 from the date of its release to the company and conversion into equity of the outstanding principal amount of Rs. 1.89 crore.
With this approval, the balance sheets of Scooters India Limited from 2012-13 onwards will be regularised and further restructuring will be effected accordingly. This is also expected to clear a hurdle in the process of disinvestment of the company.
Ministry of Finance
CBDT launches revamped National Website of the Income Tax Department www.incometaxindia.gov.in
New website is aesthetically redesigned for mobile-responsive layout and has ‘Mega Menu’ for content, with new features, and functionalities
Guided virtual tour for all new additions and also new button indicators
New functionalities on the revamped site allow users to compare different Acts, Sections, Rules, and Tax treaties
In order to enhance taxpayer experience and keep pace with new technology, the Income Tax Department has revamped its National website www.incometaxindia.gov.in with a user-friendly interface, value-added features, and new modules. The newly revamped website was launched by Shri. Nitin Gupta, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes ), at the ‘Chintan Shivir’, organised by Directorate of Income Tax  at Udaipur.
This website serves as a comprehensive repository of tax and other related information. It provides access to Direct Tax laws, several other Allied Acts, Rules, Income Tax Circulars and Notifications, all cross-referenced and hyperlinked. The site also offers a 'Taxpayer Services Module' featuring various tax tools to assist taxpayers in filing their income tax returns.
The revamped website has been aesthetically redesigned with a mobile-responsive layout. The website also has a ‘Mega Menu’ for content, with new features, and functionalities. For the convenience of the visitors to the website, all these new additions are explained through a guided virtual tour and new button indicators.
The new functionalities, allow users to compare different Acts, Sections, Rules, and Tax treaties. All relevant content on the site is now tagged with Income Tax sections for easy navigation. Further, dynamic due date alerts functionality provides reverse countdowns, tooltips, and links to relevant portals to help taxpayers to comply easily.
The revamped website is another initiative in providing enhanced taxpayer services and will continue to educate taxpayers and facilitate tax compliance.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
e-SHRAM Portal registration facility available at over 4 lakh CSC centres across the country
More than 15 crore female workers registered on e-SHRAM Portal
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today informed that the Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched e-SHRAM portal, a National Database of the Unorganised Workers on 26th August, 2021 for registration of unorganised workers seeded with Aadhaar. To increase the number of registrations, the matter is taken up with all the States/UTs from time to time. The registration facility is available at over 4 lakh CSC centres across the country. State Seva Kendras have also been taken on board. Further, CSC organises awareness camps  at various places for mobilisation of workers. e-SHRAM portal has also been on boarded on UMANG App for easy registration through mobile. Rs. 45.39 crore has been sanctioned/disbursed for development and maintenance of eSHRAM portal.
Shri Teli said that Government has taken various steps to improve women’s participation in the labour force and quality of their employment. A number of protective provisions have been incorporated in the labour laws for equal opportunity and congenial work environment for women workers. These include enhancement in paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, provision for mandatory creche facility in the establishments having 50 or more employees, permitting women workers in the night shifts with adequate safety measures, etc.
Government has taken a decision to allow the employment of women in the above/ground mines including opencast workings between 7 pm and 6 am and in below ground working between 6 am and 7 pm in technical, supervisory and managerial work where continuous presence may not be required.
In the written reply, it was stated that the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 now subsumed in the Code on Wages, 2019 which provides that there shall be no discrimination in an establishment or any unit thereof among employees on the ground of gender in matters relating to wages by the same employer, in respect of the same work or work of similar nature done by any employee. Further, no employer shall make any discrimination on the ground of gender while recruiting any employee for the same work or work of similar nature in the conditions of employment, except where the employment of women in such work is prohibited or restricted by or under any law for the time being in force.
Further, in order to enhance the employability of female workers, the Government is providing training to them through a network of Women Industrial Training institutes, National Vocational Training Institutes and Regional Vocational Training Institutes. As on 29-01-2023 more than 28.55 crore unorganised workers have been registered on e-SHRAM Portal out of which 52.80 per cent are female workers.
Special Service and Features
Union I & B Minister Anurag Singh Thakur in Kozhikode tomorrow
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur will visit Kozhikode tomorrow . The Union Minister will participate in a program related to cleanliness drive at SM Street at 8 am. He will then inaugurate the new office of the Kozhikode edition of Janmabhumi daily in a ceremony to be held at Kesari Bhawan in Chalappuram at 10.30 am.
Union I&B Minister will hold a meeting with the owners and editors of print and electronic media at 12.30 pm. The program is organized by the Press Information Bureau.
The Union Minister will meet representatives of various organisations at 4 pm at the guest house,
Followed by this Mr. Thakur will visit the Sports Authority of India training center in Kozhikode at 5 pm
and will interact with officials and sportspersons.
The Union Minister will depart for Delhi by night.
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Special Service and Features
E-Auction of BSNL Mobile Vanity Numbers
BSNL Tamil Nadu Circle is selling vanity mobile numbers through e-Auction from 10th April 2023 to 19th April 2023. Interested Customers to have Fancy numbers as their mobile numbers can visit www.eauction.bsnl.co.in for online bidding of fancy numbers. Last date for bidding is 19th April 2023.
A mobile phone number is one of the easiest way of identity through which we communicate to others and others to us. For a businessman a mobile phone number should be a fancy number for his customers easy rememberance. Some individuals also have the desire to have a fancy number.
In particular, some people have a special interest in buying and using numbers with our date of birth, year or vehicle number or favorite number at the beginning or end of the phone number. Some people buy and use numbers with consecutive serials for office use or for family members. For fulfilling everyone’s need of fancy number, then BSNL offers Vanity numbers of various categories.
BSNL is selling attractive numbers under the name of 'Vanity Numbers' through e-Auction. Anyone can participate in the e-Auction to get fancy mobile number of their choice.Vanity numbers are available in both postpaid and prepaid category. Now, let's see how to get vanity number online.
- Go to official website of BSNL company “eauction.bsnl.co.in”
- Click on Login/Register on the top bar of this site.
- Mention your existing mobile number and e-mail address. Now your login details will be sent to your email address.
- Enter login details and login successfully.
- Choose any of the premium numbers displayed in front of you.
- Now click 'Continue to Card'. After this, pay the registration fee 
- Now that the bidding process has started, specify the minimum bid amount.
- BSNL will select 3 users for each fancy number. Remaining users will be refunded their registration fees within 10 days through same online mode.
- The three selected users will be classified as H1, H2, H3 according to their specified bid amount. The highest bidder will be assigned the number. If he doesn't want to take it, the next person will be allotted that number.
- Number will be allotted in next few days to the person who won the number in the e-auction.
Ministry of Finance
Firm busted for claiming bogus Input Tax Credit of around Rs 281 Crores
In an investigation led by CGST Meerut team has prima facie revealed issuance of GST invoices of Rs. 1,708 crores from a chain fake firms/companies operating from Delhi, Moradabad and Meerut, involving fraudulent ITC of about Rs 281 crores. The fraud amount may exceed on further probe.
On the basis of initiative taken by the Chief Commissioner, Meerut, Data Analytics team analysed suspected firms. They passed on an information on the basis of which CGST Meerut unearthed a case of issuance of fake GST invoices without actual supply of goods and passing on the said fraudulent ITC to the other existing firms after circulation of invoices through a chain of fake firms/ companies which are non- existing. These firms/ companies were operating from a small Janta Flat in Rohini Sector-6, New Delhi.
The modus operandi, inter alia, involved not only creating fake firms/ companies by misusing the IDs of different people but also purchasing non-active companies from others and getting the names of directors changed and using these for fake GST billing purposes. Before passing the ITC to ultimate business buyers, ITC was rotated multiple times among the non-existing firms and companies to make it difficult to find the trail. Against these fake invoices, ITC was passed on to existing firms/ companies for further utilization in the payment of GST. The end recipients from these fake firms made payment through Bank which was subsequently withdrawn and returned back to those end recipients in cash after deduction of certain commission. On preliminary scrutiny, it appeared that the accused namely Shri Pradeep Kumar  and his associates Shri Mohd. Shamshad and Shri Mohd. Sajjad had taken multiple GST Registrations at common address using common email ID and mobile number.
During the search conducted at Meerut, Moradabad and Delhi, incriminating records, cash of Rs. 9.56 lakhs, flex boards of several firms, rubber stamps of various firms/ companies, digital signature dongles, Credit / Debit Cards with different names, photographs, Bank chequebooks, PAN cards etc. have been recovered & seized.
The offence committed by the accused Sh. Pradeep Kumar and his associates Shri Mohd. Shamshad and Shri Mohd. Sajjad is covered under Section 132 &  of the CGST Act 2017, falling in the category of cognizable and non-bailable offence under Section 132 and the same is punishable under Section 132 of the said Act. Accordingly, the above 3 accused were arrested under Section 69 of the CGST Act, 2017 on 20.03.2020 and produced before the Economic Offences Court at Meerut. They have been sent to jail on judicial remand for 14 days on 21.03.2020 by order of the Special CJM, Meerut. Further investigations are underway.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Central Consumer Protection Authority  issues 24 notices for unfair trade practices against e-commerce companies
CCPA issues two Safety Notices to alert and make consumers cautious against buying household goods that do not conform to the Bureau of Indian Standards
The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that under the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, a Central Consumer Protection Authority  has been established w.e.f 24.07.2020 to regulate matters, inter alia, relating to false or misleading advertisements which are prejudicial to the interests of public and consumers as a class.
The CCPA has notified the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022 on 9th June, 2022. These guidelines provide for;  conditions for an advertisement to be non-misleading and valid;  certain stipulations in respect of bait advertisements and free claim advertisements; and,  prohibition of surrogate advertisements.
The Department of Consumer Affairs has also constituted a committee to develop a framework on checking fake and deceptive reviews in e-commerce.
The CCPA has issued 24 notices for unfair trade practices against e-commerce companies and issued two Safety Notices to alert and make consumers cautious against buying household goods like pressure cookers, helmets etc. that do not conform to the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Tree based farming in the country
Government is promoting tree-based farming for maximizing farm returns and providing sustainable livelihood to farmers, which include ;
i) Sub-Mission on Agroforestry was launched in 2016-17 to encourage tree plantation on farm land “Har Medh Par Ped”, along with crops/ cropping system. There is a provision for financial assistance for nursery development and plantation in farm land which will help the farmer get additional income and make their farming system more climate resilient and adaptive.
ii) National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm , a sub component of National Food Security Mission supports plantation, maintenance and inter cropping with Tree Borne Oilseeds  eg. Olive, neem, karanja, Mahua, etc.
iii) Restructured National Bamboo Mission  was launched in 2018-19 for development of complete value chain, including plantations in non-forest Government land and private farmers field and connecting growers to the market.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sports Minister Vijay Goel approves appointment of Foreign Coaches in Athletics
Union Minister of State  for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Vijay Goel has approved appointment of foreign coaches and support staff in discipline of athletics. He said that his ministry is committed to provide best possible help and support, sports infrastructure and equipments to athletes in their training for preparation and participation in international competitions. He said appointments of foreign coaches and support staff have been made upto 2020 Olympics and they will be subject to performance review annually.
These appointments were recommended by the Foreign Coach Selection committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Sports.
Following are the appointments approved:
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Mr. Dave Smith, Australia
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Race Walking
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Ms. Galina P. Bukharina, USA
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400 M & 400M Relay
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Mr. Dmitry Kislev, Russia
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Ms. Elmira Kisleva, Russia
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